Cody Rhodes – ‘AEW Was A Season, The WWE Title Is The Biggest Prize’

Cody Rhodes parted ways with AEW in early 2022 and made a high-profile return to WWE at WrestleMania 38.

Since then, Rhodes has achieved significant success, winning the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship from Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 40 and engaging in noteworthy feuds with The Bloodline, Seth Rollins, and AJ Styles.

On a recent edition of the “Insight” podcast, Rhodes reflected on his departure from AEW.

The American Nightmare felt there were greater opportunities for him in the broader world of pro wrestling beyond AEW. He said,

“I also knew I was leaving. I knew it was a season. I knew this wasn’t going to last, and there’s something greater for me out there, and I know that might sound negative to people, but it’s not. [The WWE Title] is the biggest prize in the wrestling game. You put on boots, that’s the one. I just wanted to go get it, and I have nothing but respect for my time there. I got to sharpen my skills. Like Hulkamania in the AWA, before it came to WWE, it’s the same. The energy was there, the renaissance was happening. It wasn’t just company-based. But it was all there, and I just have a love for it because I got to sharpen my skills. By the time got to WrestleMania and WWE, I felt like, okay, I’ve come back a complete package. I’m in command of, ‘This is how the music goes.’ I’m in command of who ‘The American Nightmare’ is, and I can know that and understand it better than a writer or a producer, and thankfully we have all those things. But yeah, nothing but love.”

Rhodes will defend the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship against Solo Sikoa next month at WWE SummerSlam 2024.

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